Re: [tied] Re: Pagan, heathen: Are these lexemes synonyms?

From: P&G
Message: 25430
Date: 2003-08-30

> The accepted etymon of "heathen" is indeed "people of the
> heath".

It is still used in that way in England. People from the Black Country town
Short Heath are called Short Heathens, and people from Small Heath are
called Small Heathens.

Peter